Estimating the costs and benefits of adapting agriculture to climate change

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A changing climate will impact on
agriculture and the natural
environment. Whether the impacts
are manageable or not depends in
part on the preparedness of the
sector to adapt. Anticipatory
adaptation can reduce the negative
impacts of climate change, take
advantage of opportunities,
and seek to maintain food and
fibre production and the health
of ecosystems. This article presents
some estimates of the
economic efficiency of selected
adaptations through a cost–benefit
analysis (CBA).